Who played sax on Steely Dan FM?
Pete Christlieb
| Pete Christlieb | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 16, 1945 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
Who played saxophone on Dr Wu?
Phil Woods
1. Dr. Wu (Phil Woods): For a perfectly crafted tune such as “Dr. Wu,” only a perfect sax solo will do and it takes someone of Phil Woods’ stature to pull it off.
Where is Annandale in the Steely Dan song?
Bard College
The “old school” to which Fagen and Becker refer is Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. In 1969, the two were nabbed in a pot raid by local police along with Fagen’s then-girlfriend Dorothy White.
Who played saxophone in the 80s?
In the 1980s, smooth jazz saxophonists such as Kenny G (Kenny Gorelick, born 1956, soprano, alto, tenor), Bob Mintzer (tenor) and David Sanborn (born 1945, alto, soprano) played a radio-friendly style of fusion called smooth jazz. Other notable smooth jazz saxophonists include Dave Koz, Jeff Kashiwa, Brandon Fields.
What Steely Dan album is the song FM on?
FM
FM/Album
What year did the song FM by Steely Dan come out?
1978
FM/Released
What does the song Dr Wu mean?
It’s about a love triangle, between a man, a woman, and heroin. Dr. Wu is either the drug dealer or the drug itself, and the narrator of the song keeps going through varying stages of addiction and getting clean, losing touch with the woman he loves to get back on the horse and coming back to find her.
Who played drums on Dr Wu?
Jeff Porcaro
This album marks the first appearance of singer Michael McDonald on a Steely Dan album. Jeff Porcaro, then only 20 years old, played drums on all the songs except “Any World (That I’m Welcome To)”, which features session drummer Hal Blaine….Track listing.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | “Doctor Wu” | 3:59 |
What do the lyrics of my old school mean?
The song’s lyrics tell the story (albeit somewhat obliquely) of a May 1969 drug bust at Bard College, named “Annandale” in the lyrics after its location. The upshot in the song is that the singer vows he is “never going back” to the college until “California tumbles into the sea”.
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